Learn German: Das Training ist oft sehr ermüdend. - The training is often very exhausting.

Das Training ist oft sehr ermüdend.

The training is often very exhausting.

Breakdown of Das Training ist oft sehr ermüdend.

the training/practice

Questions & Answers about Das Training ist oft sehr ermüdend.

Why do we use ermüdend here instead of ermüdet?

ermüdend is the present participle (Partizip I) of the verb ermüden (to tire or exhaust) and functions here as an adjective. It has an active meaning, showing that the training causes the exhaustion, just like the English "-ing" ending in "exhausting". If you used the past participle ermüdet, it would mean the training itself is "exhausted".

Training is an English loanword. Is there a rule for its gender and plural?

Yes! English loanwords that end in -ing (like das Meeting, das Timing) are almost always neuter in German. To form the plural of these imported words, you simply add an -s, making it die Trainings.

Could I just use ermüden as a regular verb here instead of an adjective?

Absolutely. You could say Das Training ermüdet mich oft (The training often exhausts me). Using ist ... ermüdend just shifts the focus slightly to describe a general characteristic of the training, rather than a specific action happening to someone.